Along the expected lines, Onyx Boox has launched the Leaf 3C e-reader featuring a 7-inch colour e-paper display. More specifically, the Leaf 3 comes with a 7-inch Kaleido 3 display encased in a shell made famous by the Kindle Oasis years back. That way, there are relatively thin bezels on all three sides save for the left bezel, which is significantly thicker than the rest. The left bezel is also denser, which tapers off to be thin for the rest of the e-reader. You also have a pair of page-turning buttons on the left.
On the inside lies an 8-core Qualcomm processor with four gigs of LPDDR4X memory and 64 GB of EMMC 5.1 storage, further expanding to 1 TB. It runs the open Android 11 OS system, which allows for installing third-party software if needed. Onyx Boox claims that the Qualcomm processor on the Leaf 3 is 170 percent more powerful than its predecessor.
The Leaf 3 also comes pre-installed with the NeoReader based on Android 11. NeoReader can read 20 document formats, besides supporting direct files and wireless mutual transfers. Powering the e-reader is a 2300 mAh battery, rated at a standby time of 20 days and a battery life of 40.
Other e-reader features include a highly sensitive microphone, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 5.0. It measures 156 x 137 x 6 mm and tips the scale at 190 grams. There is also the Type-C port for wired connectivity and device charging.
The Onyx Boox Leaf 3C is a Chinese exclusive and unavailable for an international audience. The device only supports Chinese Simple, Chinese Traditional and English. However, it does not have access to the Google Play store.
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